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NCsoft picks up City of Heroes

The Korean company will publish Cryptic Studios' superhero role-playing game worldwide.

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Seoul-based online game company NCsoft Corporation has announced that it will publish City of Heroes, the massively multiplayer online superhero role-playing game in development at Cryptic Studios. The game will let players create and play as their own comic-book-style superhero in a city filled with powerful villains, aliens, and monsters.

"NCsoft is exactly what we were looking for in a publishing partner," said Cameron Petty, CEO of Cryptic Studios. "The company has a proven track record in launching subscription-based online games in a global market. NCsoft also has a clear understanding of online content development and we're excited about working with them to make City of Heroes the best it can possibly be."

NCsoft is best known for creating Lineage: The Blood Pledge, a popular online role-playing game first launched in Asia that currently has more than 4 million subscribers worldwide. Last May, the company announced a partnership with Richard Garriott, creator of Ultima Online and cofounder of Origin Systems, to help launch the game in North America. It is unknown whether Garriott will participate in the development and launch of City of Heroes.

"We're delighted to have City of Heroes in our publishing family," said Robert Garriott, Richard's brother and CEO of NCsoft's Austin, Texas, subsidiary. "The online world has been waiting for a game based on comic-book-style superheroes. Cryptic Studios has assembled a team of incredible talent to deliver a game that will have far-reaching appeal."

Cryptic Studios will announce plans for a public beta test of the game later this year. For more information about City of Heroes, take a look at our previous coverage of the game.

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